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B.C. Blue Jay Brett Lawrie, his tanned, square-blocked neck and his muscular, tattooed arms bulging out from a Toronto Blue Jays jersey, strode to the front of the new community clubhouse in his hometown of Langley. He opened new training centre.

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A beaming Brett Lawrie, his tanned, square-blocked neck and his muscular, tattooed arms bulging out from a Toronto Blue Jays jersey, strode to the front of the new community clubhouse in his hometown of Langley.

The Toronto Blue Jays appeared poised to transform themselves into overnight contenders Tuesday in a monster trade with the Miami Marlins that would bring starting pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buerhle and shortstop Jose Reyes to Toronto.

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